Demographics of Construction Workers
The construction workforce has grown substantially over the past decade (see our Employment Trends dashboard for more information), and the makeup of those workers has changed significantly as well.
This interactive dashboard analyzes overall demographics trends of construction workers; other dashboards provide detailed examinations of some of these characteristics. There are two chart level-filters, Demographic and Characteristic, which update both their respective charts and the bolded and underlined key findings.
Following the interactive dashboard, you will find more information on the data source, definitions, chart notes, a downloadable data file, and recommended citation. This interactive data dashboard corresponds to a chapter in the upcoming PDF version of the Construction Chart Book-7th edition, which will be published this summer. Data will be updated annually as available. If you have any questions or comments, please email [email protected].
About the Data
Data come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 2011-2023.
Sarah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren, Daniel Backman, Annie Chen, Grace Cooper, Stephanie Richards, Megan Schouweiler, and Michael Westberry. IPUMS CPS: Version 12.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2024. https://doi.org/10.18128/D030.V12.0
Definitions and Chart Notes
Definitions
- Class of Worker:
- Private wage-and-salary – individuals during the past week whose job was in private industry and received wages/salary.
- Public wage-and-salary – individuals during the past week whose job was in federal, state, or local government and received wages/salary.
- Self-employed – individuals during the past week who were self-employed, separated by incorporation status.
- Worker Schedule
- Full-time – individuals who usually worked 35 or more hours a week at their primary job (construction).
- Part-time – individuals who usually worked 34 hours or less a week at their primary job (construction).
Chart Notes
- Dynamic text produced using non-rounded values which differ slightly if calculated using the rounded values shown in chart tooltips.